Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin announces it's temporarily suspending abortion services after SCOTUS ruling
Access to abortion across the country changed within a matter of hours after the Supreme Court ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade, eliminating the constitutional right to the medical procedure. The president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin announced following the decision that abortion services offered by the organization had been temporarily suspended following the Supreme Court's decision and amid uncertainty over a 173-year-old abortion law on the books. That 1849 law says it is a fe
Read MoreWhat to expect in the Post-Roe world
In their historic ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, six Supreme Court justices noted that the nation was grappling with this deeply divisive issue in 1973 but that "Roe abruptly ended that political process." The court has now declared that the future of abortion will rest with 330 million Americans rather than nine justices. As this matter returns to the states, it is striking to consider what has changed legally and socially in the past 50 years. The comparison may hold some interesting surprises for politicians who are now declaring, as did President
Read MoreWe see it firsthand: red flag laws save lives
The Senate has reached an agreement on a bill to include support for the passage and implementation of
Read More‘Victimless rights’ at risk? How the court’s Roe ruling will affect your privacy
Following the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade and empowering states to abolish, regulate or allow the right of pregnant women to choose abortion, many abortion rights advocates have expressed fear that other relatively new rights — what might be termed “victimless rights” — will now be in danger. These endangered rights include birth control, gay marriage and even interracial marriage. It is clear that o
Read MoreMaher on SCOTUS rulings: ‘If you're keeping score at home, it's Guns: 1, Women: Nothing'
HBO host Bill Maher quipped on Friday after the Supreme Court issued several major decisions this week that “if you’re keeping score at home, it’s guns: 1, women: nothing.” The high court issued several key rulings this week, including the biggest one of its term on Friday when it eliminated the constitutional right to an abortion, overturning a 50-year precedent. The Supreme Court also invalidated legislation passed in New Yor
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